Underwater Housings for 20D

yea scuba, was the same way with me, i had about an hour of good shots, and then the whole thing was invisible for the rest of the night. . our guide told us the same thing about hardly ever seeing it clear at night. either its a ploy for better tips or we both were pretty darn fortunate. wish i could have had several mintune exposures, but i dont own the timer remote... yet... i always have it in my B&H cart... and then when time comes to say, i cant really afford all that, it seems (along with the set of ND filters i want) to be the first out of the cart and back on the wishlist. if i ever go to a live volcano again there is no question haha.

tweatherred wrote:
Have you considered a dedicated underwater camera? B&H has a number of underwater digicams priced less than the Ikelite housing costs, including some with flash. Water really attenuates light, so either close-ups or a really powerful flash are a necessity.

These cameras also work fine out of water, so you would have a really weatherproof point and shoot for those times when you are reluctant to expose your 20D to the elements (in reference to the original post). Scubamaniac: why can't you use your underwater gear in the rain/waterfall? I went diving with a friend who had a Sea and Sea film camera a few years ago and he got some good pics of the whole trip both above and below water.

Ditto that! I'd much rather risk a Sea and Sea dedicated U/W camera. or even a P&S in an underwater housing (much cheaper than the full sized housings), than an Ikelite and 20D.

Howdy, I have (and still am) considering a dedicated underwater point and shoot camera with a housing which is cheaper than the 20D housings for sure. That would be great in heavy rain but I do wildlife photography and most of my photos are from the 200-640mm range to get decent shots for enlargements. You just get get quality shots with a P&S like that on land. However, underwater, your always shooting fairly close, or macro and then wide angle (me anyhow). For that a dedicated camera P&S would definitely work but I need at least 8mp for enlargements and high enough resolution for magazine submission. I know Olympus had an 8mp and I dove with someone with one 8080? maybe. I don't know Olympus or others that well as I have always been a Canon guy. If you know of any 8mp point and shoots that have dedicated housings, list away. Thanks!

i use a sony underwater. i use a Sea&Sea YS25 flash. it works off of fiber optics. it comes with a piece of velcro that you add on the front of the houseing and the cable attaches into a port on the velcro. works VERY well, and takes amazing pictures.

Canon Ixus 700+underwater housing:



I got the very same advice from my diving instructor: keep my sd500 7.1 mp with its canon housing and getting an strobe for it